A California court ruled that the UC system's policy banning the hiring of undocumented students on campus is discriminatory and violates state law.

The ruling comes days after the Trump administration announced it was freezing hundreds of millions of federal research funding to UCLA over concerns over the university’s handling of

A California Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that a UC policy barring undocumented students from holding on-campus jobs is unlawfully discriminatory. The lawsuit was originally filed in October 2024 by alumnus Jeffry Umaña Muñoz and lecturer Iliana Perez – who are being represented by attorneys from UCLA Law’s Center for Immigration Law and Policy,

The appellate panel didn't order the university system to rescind its policy but to offer a solid explanation why it is required by federal immigration law.

The UC system is discriminating against students who are undocumented immigrants by not hiring most of them unless they have work authorization from the federal government, an appeals court ruled.